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Stratagems & Asset Class Reallocation
What might replace the historical "cash nexus" of Thomas Carlyle.
11 hrs ago
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Alex Burns
June 2026
We Are Living In J.G. Ballard's World
From the contemporary space race to industrial music juggernauts and psychotherapy, we are living in J.G. Ballard's world.
Jun 30
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On The Creative Process
How creators deal with the world, from OnlyFans to veteran actor Dustin Hoffman.
Jun 29
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On the Vama Marga
A rejoinder (a clarification) to Nikolas Schreck’s interviews with his student Lantern Bridge on YouTube.
Jun 26
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Getting Out of Plato's Cave: Three Cases
Australian publishing, United States nuclear command and control, and Liberation oriented pedagogy.
Jun 22
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It Can't Rain All The Time
Lessons from the Alex Proyas film The Crow (1994) and the Lost episode 'The Constant' (2008)
Jun 20
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Our Crisis-Prone Future
Geopolitical and volatility shocks will shape our collective, near-term future.
Jun 17
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Sandinista!
A revisionist global history on Nicaragua's Sandinista movement, and some other recent reading.
Jun 7
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On Zeev Sternhall
A note on the late Polish historian and some current reading.
Jun 5
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May 2026
ISA 2027 Panel Submissions
What I have proposed to present at the International Studies Association's annual convention (virtual option) in March 2027.
May 31
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Current Reading
On the MAGA Movement's public intellectuals and the history of supra-normal religious (subjective) experiences.
May 31
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Backgammon, Fashion, and Esperanto
Some easily, accessible ways to experiment with chance and luck in your life.
May 26
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